Imagine a future where the energy we need to power our devices, vehicles, and homes is generated by the very movement of our bodies. A world where wearable technology can harvest the kinetic energy from human motion and convert it into clean, sustainable electricity. It may sound like science fiction, but for Vancouver-based Bionic Power, […]
Ryan Reynolds Invests in Canadian Fintech Nuvei
Vancouver-based actor and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds has invested in Canadian financial technology firm Nuvei. Both Reynolds and Nuvei are hot right now. Reynolds’ latest investment comes a month after it was announced that Mint Mobile, a budget wireless provider partly owned by Reynolds, had been acquired by telecoms giant T-Mobile for US$1.35 billion. And Nuvei, based […]
Vancouver’s Fincad Acquired by Numerix to Combine Financial Technology
A BC-born financial technology firm has been acquired by New York’s Numerix, a leader in tech-forward capital markets risk management. Founded in Surrey in 1990 by quantitative finance academics Bob Park and Peter Christoffersen, Fincad is an analytics company dealing in the pricing and risk analytics of financial derivatives and fixed-income products. The Vancouver-based company […]
BC Looks to Innovate Way Out of Housing Crisis with Digital Advancement
The housing crisis in BC calls for modern, innovative solutions, according to Neil Moody, chief executive of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of British Columbia. “There is tremendous opportunity in using technology to automate code compliance and process permits so homes can be constructed faster, and this is a step we can take quickly,” he posits. […]
Vancouver’s RAM Consulting Announces First Expansion Beyond BC
A Vancouver-based consulting firm specializing in construction management and engineering services this month opened an innovation hub in downtown Calgary. It is the first interprovincial expansion for BC-born RAM Consulting. The Calgary office will develop, test, and implement ideas to benefit infrastructure development, according to a recent statement. The centre in Bow Valley Square is already […]
Data Integration Pioneer Safe Software Refreshes Brand with Bold Target for Growth
While working on a geospatial forestry data sharing project in British Columbia in the early 90s, Don Murray and Dale Lutz saw firsthand a challenge to be solved. There was an emerging need to exchange data across different systems and organizations, they observed. And while the problem existed, they noticed a solution didn’t. In response, […]
AI Startup Raises Capital with Aim to Make Everyone ‘Happy at Work’
Sophie Wyne’s first job out of college was a disaster as far as workplace culture goes. In fact, about 30% of the company quit at the same time to protest mismanagement. As she moved on to work in the cybersecurity industry, Wyne’s worked with CIOs and IT Managers at Forbes 1000 companies to identify and […]
Expert Wisdom on the State of Tech in BC
Vancouver is one of the hottest technology hubs in North America. With so much news, data, and events to cover across the city and province, Techcouver leans on professionals in the field to help keep our audience properly informed and up-to-date. In our first Expert Wisdom edition for Techcouver, we look at innovation in the restaurant industry, […]
Eigen Fitness Obliterates Kickstarter Goal for Wearable AI Gym Tech
In November, we reported on an emerging startup in Vancouver’s fitness industry, conceived by Zach Higgins and Connor Holowachuk, who met through the League of Innovators’ youth-focused Labs program. Under the brand Eigen Fitness, Higgins and Holowachuk have been developing a new tech product called Nodes, which are coin-sized wearables that empower gym goers “to progress as fast as […]
Absolute Software Restructures Workforce, Sheds Office Space to Lower Expenses
Absolute Software spent most of 2022 expanding. After acquiring Seattle’s NetMotion Software in 2021 for US$340 million, the Vancouver-born tech firm made “significant” investments in building out its European infrastructure with the opening of a dedicated data centre. Recently however the BC company has been compelled to restructure its workforce, which involves the elimination of […]